Today I woke up with a little anti-pep in my step. Wonderful weekend + short work sheet = Not in work mode. I know I should be super happy about the short week, but it just makes me anxious! Plus, cold windy Mondays without the sun give me a little case of the grumps. For the reason that Mondays often hit me with a giant cloud, I've decided to turn it around with a weekly Top 10.
This week: Top Ten Student Successes from the last week.
1. One non-reading student both read and correctly spelled 20 sight words (another low reader did the same, with his first 100% on a spelling test since meeting him last August.) My used-to-be-nonreader has never showed more confidence. Win.
2. All 14 students ACED their Study Island multiplication assignment today in the computer lab, 3 even getting an A on a division assignment.
3. Center Routine 1-2-3 rocked my kids' socks off. 1 - Stand in ready position 2 - Point to your next center. 3 - Walk without touching. Wonderful.
4 - Successfully executed small group guided reading sessions with all of my groups.
5. One of my students (who I've had since last year) successfully identified all 26 letters, their sounds, and the word that they identify with (beginning sounds). He was beaming as he showed me.
6. Another nonreader student who used to get b and d, m and w, x and z mixed up - got it!
7. Complaining that I wouldn't let them take home their multiplication books home to finish for homework.
8. EXCELLENT spelling test session for the second graders. So proud.
9. One student who kept struggling with multiplication (he didn't know what to do because he has behavior troubles after lunch, and he would just add them) had the lightbulb today when I showed him using tickets how to build and break apart groups (multiply and divide). He then got a 100% on his assignment.
10. Best seating chart ever.
Sometimes the smallest leaps are the biggest. A letter mastered, a sound discovered, a word recognized
This week: Top Ten Student Successes from the last week.
1. One non-reading student both read and correctly spelled 20 sight words (another low reader did the same, with his first 100% on a spelling test since meeting him last August.) My used-to-be-nonreader has never showed more confidence. Win.
2. All 14 students ACED their Study Island multiplication assignment today in the computer lab, 3 even getting an A on a division assignment.
3. Center Routine 1-2-3 rocked my kids' socks off. 1 - Stand in ready position 2 - Point to your next center. 3 - Walk without touching. Wonderful.
4 - Successfully executed small group guided reading sessions with all of my groups.
5. One of my students (who I've had since last year) successfully identified all 26 letters, their sounds, and the word that they identify with (beginning sounds). He was beaming as he showed me.
6. Another nonreader student who used to get b and d, m and w, x and z mixed up - got it!
7. Complaining that I wouldn't let them take home their multiplication books home to finish for homework.
8. EXCELLENT spelling test session for the second graders. So proud.
9. One student who kept struggling with multiplication (he didn't know what to do because he has behavior troubles after lunch, and he would just add them) had the lightbulb today when I showed him using tickets how to build and break apart groups (multiply and divide). He then got a 100% on his assignment.
10. Best seating chart ever.
Sometimes the smallest leaps are the biggest. A letter mastered, a sound discovered, a word recognized
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